Dr. G. Tanner Brooks
Dr. G. Tanner Brooks: Medical Examiner as well as president of the United Organizations council.
Public Service Professionals
R.D Ferguson
R.D Ferguson: One of two Black dentists in Richmond in 1930s, Ferguson began his own practice on Main Street in
Dr. Jon Smith
Dr. Jon Smith: Jon Smith graduated from Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College before moving to Richmond in 1947. He
Dr. Cathi Weatherly
Dr. Cathi Weatherly: The first Black woman doctor in Richmond in 1985. Weatherly graduated from Ball State University and did
Dr. Robert Harwell
Dr. Robert Harwell: Robert Harwell practiced medicine in Richmond for several years and owned a medical practice in town before
Dr. William Grant Huffman
Dr. William Grant Huffman: William Grant Huffman graduated from both Oberlin College and Western Reserve College University and then received
Cherika (Smith-Hogg) O’Brien
Cherika graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS) in 2017 and obtained her RN nursing
Aleasia Stewart
Aleasia Stewart is a native of Richmond, who devoted her career to education. She credits her success to her mother
Dr. Desi Allen
Dr. Desma Allen APRN, DNP, FNP-C Allen graduated from IVY Tech’s LPN program in 1998. As soon as she started